By Don Orange, from The Columbian I’m a small-business owner. I want my business to succeed — and I want my community to grow and prosper. That’s why I strongly support the Family and Medical Leave Insurance proposal being considered by the Legislature. And that’s why I disagree with the Jan. 29 Columbian editorial thatContinue reading “Family and Medical Leave plan good for small business”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Landmark family leave law doesn’t help millions of workers
Eight weeks before Danelle Buchman’s baby was due, an artery ruptured in her uterus, which nearly killed her and her child. Delivered by emergency C-section in 2010, her newborn daughter, Avery, spent one month in intensive care. Buchman survived only after an immediate hysterectomy. When she tried to return to a PR job she lovedContinue reading “Landmark family leave law doesn’t help millions of workers”
Pictures from Olympia: Hearing for Paid Family & Medical Leave and Paid Sick Days
Photos from the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee hearing on February 5th, which brought hundreds of people down to Olympia to show their support for Paid Sick Days and Family and Medical Leave Insurance. For more pictures, visit our Facebook page (and don’t forget to “Like” us)!
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